The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-11
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
TIE ASSEMBLY AT MINNEAPOLIS.

Views Expressed About Powde1i,'s Repor
on tho Attitude OF tho Pope Toward
| tho Knights..A Short sesAton..An a
l Anarchist Resolution Defeated.
Minneapolis, MINI, Oct. l0..-Tht
kuights OF Labor General Assembly con
vened at the usual time this morning, bu
little business Of importance was handled
the time being consumed in hearing re-
ports and appointing committees. 4 81 H.
There was not very full attendance
and the hotel lobbieu swsrmed with
Knights. Among the majority Of these
there was an unmistakable feeling Of sat
isfacsion at the sentiments presented by
Mr.. Powderly in hia report on the attitude
Of their order and tho Catholic Church.
The Associated Press representative talked
with Knights Of all religious denomina.
tons and they were loud In their praise OF
Mr.. Powderly's report and his peraonal at.
titude. @'aa ; yI1gJr5, ~ %-l'l =
Master Workman Lowry, Of D. A. Ill,
Bradford, Pa, said :."1Yes, / must confess
there was considerable trspidation and
doubt with regard to. Mr.. Powderly's feel.
inHs, as well as some speculation as to
what the sentiment OF this report would
be, but ! am certain that every man in my
district Is satisfied this morning. There
are not such large number Of Gath.
oltcs in my district, and l am Meth.
odist, q denomination which, to-day, l
think Is moro opposed to Catholicism than
any other In existence. think the re.
liRious beliefs have nothing to do with our
order, and ! am proud Of Mr.. Powderly,
and refer with satisfaction to his remarks
as to keeping up the dignity Of the order.
The remarks as to the attitude toward
Anarchism also struck home, and to-day
we stand upon a we'll defined and inde.
pendent platform that every member un.
derstands." MI. ! a55al ~
John A. Haur, Master Workman OF Dis.
trict Assembly 178, comprising fourteen
assemblies, with headquarters at SPRING
field, O., Is pleasant gentleman Of unaa.
Stunning manners. He said: There were
some miegivings among certain members
.en.; ~ u.ssis i's a. - Huat suT teaa't III
queaI.oa "oula Do, out peraonaiiy! never
smetpea NJ pe, iol u moment ID my pehet that
Ms' low9et!y, altnougn oevout Catho'
~ Mo1iu 10 JUST 10 ne mas zone: am
~ Eus.lsu hqtnesan, anu tneie ID pre-
district. There has been much outside
speculation with regard to religious senti-
ment embodying any portion Of our plat
aosm, W! INV no one can oelleVe That
eGsc1a.;.aulsm G'.;t eVHT nau Mehuon IN our
Gon9..tutIon' we sland on our personal
u,!iRnlty :! anu every MEMBER le lreo 10 be-
a1eVe aao ta1nK as ne pleases.
AN EXCITING TINE.
There was oniy one aeee;on of the Gon,
arel A .eorh,, I'd, s.J 49, -: ~
cal,od ~ orda. ~ ', !. 1au - ~ "ren ~ aas
caueo 70 ofaer at ?. I.1t was lound that
the committees for whose accommodation
the long recess was taken were not yet
ready to report. They were granted fur
ther time, and the Convention taking up
miscellaneous business an opportunity
was presented Tor bringing up the loDged
tor anarchy discussion. James E. Quinn,
OF District Assembly 40. Of New York, the
famous Kicker" and home club man, pre-
sented the following resolution under q
cuspsnsion OF tho rules:
Consldellng that the development OF
the human mind in the nineteenth CEN
tuty mas reached point expressed almost
universally against capital punishment, or
taklng OF human lie by Judicial process
as reno o. osrosIlam, therefore bs 1t :.
Hesolesa. thas thla convention expreas
SOTO" that the men IN Chicago were
ooomeo 10 death, and that it uae every en-
oeavos 70 secure the commutalion Of the
sentence OF death passed upon them.
, Inc convention was at once thrown into
the Widest excitement, scores Of delegates
t1ylng a. the came time to obtain the